''Historias mínimas'' ( en, Minimal Stories; released internationally as ''Intimate Stories'') is a 2002 Argentine

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directed by Carlos Sorín and written by Pablo Solarz. The film was produced by Martin Bardi, Leticia Cristi, and José María Morales. It features, among others, Javier Lombardo, Antonio Benedicti and Javiera Bravo. This road movie chronicles three individual yet intertwined stories of ordinary people striving to follow their dreams in life. The picture unfolds in the southern Argentine region of

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, and it was filmed in the Santa Cruz Province,

. The film captures many small details that make a realistic and moving depiction of life in southern Argentina.

Synopsis

The story follows three different persons travelling the Argentine Patagonia. The first is Don Justo, an elderly man who hands over the running of his

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to his overbearing son and daughter-in-law and escapes to search for his lost dog, named Badface. The second, Roberto, is a love-struck obsessive-compulsive traveling salesman who drives to San Julián, to surprise one of his clients by bringing a cake for her child's birthday. Finally, María Flores is a lower class woman who travels to San Julián with her daughter because she has won a spot on "Multicoloured Casino", a fusty TV game show.

Cast

* Javier Lombardo as Roberto * Antonio Benedicti as Don Justo Benedictis * Javiera Bravo as María Flores * Julia Solomonoff as Julia * Laura Vagnoni as Estela * Enrique Otranto as Carlos * Mariela Díaz as María's friend * María Rosa Cianferoni as Ana * María del Carmen Jiménez as Female Baker * César García as García * Armando Grimaldi as El mesero * Mario Splanguño as Panadero * Rosa Valsecchi as Panadera #2 * Aníbal Maldonado as Fermín

Production

Casting

In a neo-realist fashion, the film director used mostly non-professional actors; the only professional actor was Javier Lombardo (Roberto).

Distribution

The film was first presented at the Donostia-San Sebastián International Film Festival,

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on September 26, 2002, and was released in Argentina on October 24, 2002. It was featured at various film festivals, including the International Film Festival Rotterdam; the Latin America Film Festival,

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; the

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; the Copenhagen International Film Festival,

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; the

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; the Spanish Film Festival,

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;

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; the

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, Colombia; the Festróia - Tróia International Film Festival,

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; the Fribourg International Film Festival, Switzerland; the

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, and the Uruguay International Film Festival,

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. In the United States it was shown at the Sundance Film Festival in January, 2003, then released in

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on March 4, 2005.

Critical reception

Tom Dawson, film critic for the

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